Lawyer Ex Machina #15: Away
A new study estimates that Bitcoin mining causes climate damage to a similar degree as gasoline consumption and beef production.
From the ACLU: Algorithmic decision-making in health care appears to be exacerbating medical racism
The Biden Administration has released a blueprint for an AI bill of rights [Editor's note: that is, a bill to protect people from potential abuses and misuses of AI, not to give AI rights]
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which is comprised of federal regulators from various federal agencies (Treasury, SEC, Federal Reserve, etc.) has released a report calling for "legislation addressing risks digital assets pose to the financial system, including bills to bolster oversight of crypto spot markets and stablecoins." [Report]
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case regarding the limits of the immunity given to platforms of user-generated content under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
From TechCrunch: "Bad robot: Europe plans product liability changes to make it easier to sue AIs"
Bestill my beating heart: "What Legal Hackers Can Learn From Libraries"
Researchers at Stanford Law School have published a report analyzing the regulatory changes in Utah and Arizona that relaxed rules on non-lawyer-owned entities providing legal services.